Mr. Arnold Joseph “A.J.” Thornton, age 50, a native and lifelong resident of Mobile, AL died on Thursday, June 27, 2013 at a local hospital surrounded by his loving family and friends. He was a member of Corpus Christi Catholic Church. A.J. was preceded in death by his father, Dennis Harold Thornton, Sr.; mother, Hester Johnson Thornton and sister, Kathy Thornton Hartman. He is survived by his loving wife of 22 years, Sherrie Roberts Thornton; two beautiful daughters, Erin and Emily Thornton; four brothers, Dennis (Brenda) Thornton, Frankie (Sharron) Thornton, Bubba (Trish) Thornton, Tony (Lisa) Thornton; brother in law, James Hartman; three sisters, Cecilia (Bruce) Twine, Julie (Marty) Dubose, Janet (Mark) Beutjer; father and mother in law, Don and Pat Roberts; sister in law; Laurie (Dickie) Nichols, Sharon (Dwayne) Sixbury, many nieces, nephews, special friends and cousins and his loving four legged companion “Coach”. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday, July 1, 2013 at 11 AM from Corpus Christi Catholic Church. Visitation will be held on Sunday evening from 5 to 8 PM at Radney Funeral Home with Rosary said at 7:00 PM. Interment will be in Mobile Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be his very close friends. A.J. touched the lives and hearts of many, young and old and will forever be sadly missed by all. The family of A.J. Thornton would like to give a very special thank you to Dr. Nicole Angel and Southern Cancer Center for the devotion of care that was given. We would also like to thank the nurses and staff on the 12th floor of Providence Hospital, Dr. Steven Alsip, the nurses of NPHC and Springhill Home Healthcare.
Condolences may be offered at www.radneyfuneralhome-mobile.com
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